Recent developments in the field of K-12 (kindergarten through twelfth grade) education have made archival resources essential tools for many teachers. Inquiry-based learning, document-based questions, and high stakes standardized testing have converged to make primary resources an important teaching tool in elementary and secondary education. Teaching and testing K-12 students require analysis of primary documents, so that archival records take their place alongside the test tube and the textbook in many American classrooms. These trends represent an opportunity for archives to expand their patron base, establish contacts in the community, contribute to the vitality of public education in their communities, and cultivate the next generation of archives' users, donors, and supporters. This paper encourages archivists to consider K-12 students and their teachers when planning programs, digital products, and services.
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August 24 2007
Primary Sources in K-12 Education: Opportunities for Archives
The American Archivist (2007) 70 (1): 114–129.
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Julia Hendry; Primary Sources in K-12 Education: Opportunities for Archives. The American Archivist 1 January 2007; 70 (1): 114–129. doi: https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.70.1.v674024627315777
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